Bottle



Patented Dec. 12, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE I Harry It. Holzapfel, Richmond, Ind.

Application July 6, 1949, Serial No. 103,261

This invention relates to a bottle, and more particularly to a bottle for holding and dispensing two separate liquids. Y 3

The object of the invention is to provide a dis pensing bottle which includes a pair of compartments for holding separate or different liquids, the bottle including means for consecutively dispensing the contents of said conuoartrnents.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle which is constructed so that two liquids can be stored therein without intermixing, and wherein a means is provided for separately dispensing the liquid.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bottle which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the bottle, according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing the position of the parts of the bottle when the contents are being dispensed; and

Figure 3 is a fra mentary vertical sectional view of a modified dispensing bottle,

Referring in detail to the drawings, Figure 1 and 2, the numeral I ll designates a container which is fabricated of suitable material such as glass. The container IE! includes a sidewall H and a thick bottom wall l2. The container I!) further includes an open mouth I3 in its upper end, Figure 2, and arranged adjacent the open mouth I3 is a. recess I4. The recess IA. defines a shoulder I5 adjacent the upper end of the container It for a purpose to be later described.

Arranged in the lower end of the container ID is a sloping side wall which coacts with the bottom wall I2 to define a pyramidal compartment 11. The com artment I1 is provided with an open mouth IS in the upper end (Figure 2).

The upper end of the wall I6 is enlarged and defines a lip I9. For closing the mouth I8 of the compartment I'I, closure 2I is provided, the closure being fabricated of suitable material such as plastic or paper coated with wax. The closure 2| is provided with concave sides.

For lifting the closure 2| from the open mouth l8 as when the contents of the compartment I! are to be dispensed, a cord or cable 23 of flexible material has one of its ends secured to the closure 2|. The other end of the cord 23 passes up- 1 Claim. (01. 21 4) 2 v wardly through a cap 2d and is provided with a head 25.011 its end so that the cord 23 will not accidentally work loose from the cap 24. The cap 24 normally closes the ope mouth i3 of the container I0, and normally the cap 2d is seated in the recess I4, as shown in Figure l. A tab 26 projects from the upper surface of the cap 24 and the tab 25 is adapted tobe gripped between the users fingers when the cap 24 is to be lifted out of the recess I4. The cord 23 is sufficiently long so that the cap 24 can be lifted out of the open mouth without lifting closure 2! off of the mouth is so that if desired, the contents of the container I!) can be dispensed through the open mouth I3 without dispensing the contents of the compartment I1.

A cover or cap 21, which may be made of metal, is normally crimped over the upper lip 28 of the container Ill, as shown in Figure 1, for protecting the cap 24. p

Referring to Figure 3, there is shown a slightly modified model which differs from the bottle of Figures 1 and 2 in that the side wall l I of the outer container is indented as at 29 in order to provide a neater exterior appearance as well as provide a more comfortable and firmer grip for handling purposes. Otherwise, the use of the bottle of Figure 3 is the same as the bottle of Figures 1 and '2.

In use, liquid is placed in the compartment Il', and the closure 2! is positioned so that it closes the open mouth I8 as shown in Figure 1. Then, a separate or different liquid is placed in the container I0. It will be apparent that the closure or stopper 2| will prevent any intermixing of the liquid in the container Id and the compartment ii. The cord 23 is then arranged as shown in Figure 1 and the cap 24 is positioned within the recess l4. Then, the cover or cap 2'! is mounted on the upper end of the container Ill and the bottle with the two different liquids therein can be stored until needed. To dispense the contents of the bottle, the reverse procedure is followed. Thus, the cover 2'! is removed, and the cap 24 is lifted out of the recess I i by means of the tab 26. Then, the liquid in the container It can be dispensed out through the open mouth I3. When it is desired to empt the contents of the compartment I I, the closure 2i is lifted out of the mouth I8 by means of the cord 23 and then the contents of the compartment H can be readily dispensed.

As previously stated, the cord 23 is slightly longer than the distance between the mouth It of the compartment I1 and the mouth I3 of the container 10. This arrangement makes it possible to lift out the cap 24 by means of the tab 26 so that the contents of the container H] can be dispensed without dispensing the contents of the compartment H. The dispensing bottle of the present invention ma be used for dispensing alcoholic or other beverages. Thus, the compartment H can be filled with whiskey and sealed by the closure 2| and the outer container 10 can be filled with soft drink or the like. These liquids can be dispensed as previously described.

What I claim: A bottle having a body and neck, said neck having an inner annular shoulder located belowits upper edge and having an outer bead for the reception of a cap, a disc resting on the shouider and provided with an opening, a compartment within the lower portion of the body provided with an upwardly facing discharge opening, a closure for said discharge opening, and a flexible member terminally attached to" the disc and closure and passing freely through the opening in the disc, said member providing means by which the closure may be removed, the length of said member being greater than the distance between the disc and closure, the distance between the a shoulder and upper edge of the bottle neck being greater than the thickness of the disc to'provide a space between the disc and the cap for the storage of a portion of said member, and said portion of said member being adapted to permit thedisc to be removed without removing the closure.

' HARRY R. HOLZAPFEL.

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